Private Hazel Fox.

“Pte Fox was attempting to overtake the Mercedes and, at this point, it should have been obvious to her that there was a HGV vehicle travelling toward her and she had ample time to abandon her manoeuvre.

“She either failed to see the line of vehicles travelling toward her, misjudged the speed of the vehicles and the time she had to complete the manoeuvre or failed to appreciate the overtaking capabilities of her vehicle.”

Summing up, Marianne Johnson, South Lincolnshire assistant coroner, said Pte Fox, from Sutton, lost control of her car while trying to overtake the Mercedes and ended up colliding with the lorry.

Ms Johnson also said that no defects were found on any of the vehicles that might have contributed to the collision, but Pte Fox’s status as a “relatively new driver, having passed her test three weeks before the collision”, may have done so

She recorded a verdict of death by road traffic collision.

Pte Fox, a member of the Royal Logistics Corps, based at Deepcut Barracks in Surrey, was a keen footballer, playing for Teversal FC.

Dawn Mason-Meakin, team manager, paid tribute to Pte Fox shortly after the crash.

She said: “Hazel was an exceptional fun loving personality of our team. A tiny person with a huge heart and great sense of humour.

“A talented footballer – a very caring and considerate team player who was always willing to help her team mates and do that bit extra for her fellow players.

“She always gave 100 per cent in whatever she did on and off the football pitch.

“Hazel will be sorely missed by everyone at Teversal Ladies FC - our team will never be the same.

Pte Fox’s funeral took place, with military honours, at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sutton.